A Gamer's Grand Journey

Ever After: Harbinger of Despair

Disclaimer: I own nothing; just the OC

'Thought'

"Talking"

*Action*

"Powerful entity (gods, demons, dragons, etc.)"

[System]

{Spirit}

Beta'd by Omni-Creator Kami of Anime and triscythe59.

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Aincrad – Cerebro

Kisuke Urahara works on the massive apparatus in the center of the room with equipment and tools spread across his feet.

"Maa, maa, this is gonna be a doozy. And are you sure you can't help out, Church?" Kisuke asks as he pulls out a panel with some wiring.

A small hologram of Church appears next to him. "Yeah no. Fixing stuff was Tex's thing. I'm just the charming ghost leader of the Blue Team."

"You do know you're not a ghost, right?" Kisuke asks and the AI scoffs.

"What would you know? I bet you haven't seen a single ghost in your life."

"I have. Many times." Kisuke said. He didn't understand Church's obsessive need to identify itself as a ghost, when in reality he was an Artificial Intelligence: a computer program based on the human mind.

He also didn't understand why Sigma decided to switch with Lamy, it was so spontaneous that Kisuke didn't have time to argue, but he let it go because he thought Alpha, or Church as he calls himself, may be just as helpful.

Unfortunately for him, Church has proven to be the complete opposite. He is annoying, stubborn, and very, very vulgar. He has dropped over 20 F-bombs in under 5 minutes, has been absolutely no help with understanding Cerebro's complex systems, and he keeps trying to justify his "ghostly status".

'I have the patience of a saint. You, however, are putting that to the test.' Kisuke thought with subtle annoyance.

As the two continue bickering, a black blur passes by causing Kisuke to stop and smile.

"Well hello, Yoruichi-san! Fancy seeing you down here. How was your vacation in Elentear?"

A small black cat slowly walks into view as the two turn around to face it.

"Is that a fucking cat? Where did it come from?" Church asks.

"My, you're a vulgar little thing, aren't you?" The cat says in a male deep voice, surprising Church.

Church slowly leans closer to his partner. "... did that cat just talk?"

"Yes, she does that a lot." Kisuke responds with a grin.

"THAT THING'S A GIRL!?" Church exclaims.

"How rude, calling me a thing like I'm some kind of animal." Yoruichi scolds as she stretches her body. "As for your question, it was good. Selene's hot springs were truly something else. I feel 200 years younger."

"Damn you're old." Church remarks, but one glance of Yoruichi's death glare quickly shuts the AI up.

"Really? I wish I could have joined you, then. It has been a while since I enjoyed a nice soak in a hot spring, and the exceptionally beautiful company would have been an extra bonus." Kisuke joked upon remembering how extremely beautiful almost all the girls were, though Yoruichi only looked at him with a deadpan in her cat form.